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December 23rd, 2008 7:00 PM: On behalf of the staff here at ICM we want to wish everybody a very Merry Christmas! We are grateful to be apart of such an amazing fan community and we hope all of your holiday wishes come true.

While we await for the much anticipated Cherrybomb trailer we thought we would share with you a few exclusives. Staffer Neglo was given the opportunity to speak with Ireland filmmaker Brian Philip Davis who created all the graphics that were scripted for Rupert Grint’s new film Cherrybomb set for release in 2009. Not only did Brian take time to describe the whole visual aspect of Cherrybomb but he did also mention that the trailer is indeed just around the corner and that it was first shown in Belfast at a screening of ‘Freakdog’, a horror film made by the same company Generator.

He says that they are at a picture lock stage, adding music etc so it must be nearly done. (Keep checking the site, it is almost here!)

Now on to the creative process of Cherrybomb. Brian describes what he did to bring the character’s world to life and also said that this movie is much more stylized than other ‘generic’ films he’s worked on”.

Spoiler Alert:We have also just been informed that Rupert Grint will have a pretty intense “crying” scene in Cherrybomb. We will share more details as they come!

“My job as a graphic artist is to create all the graphics that are scripted as well as items to use for background dressing. It’s usually things like posters, signs, newspapers, driving licenses – things that need to be created especially for the world in which the film is set.

‘Cherrybomb’ is set in a contemporary Belfast and as Glenn Leyburn, one of the directors is also a graphic designer, he had very clear ideas on how he wanted my graphics to look. I worked quite closely with him and the production designer David Craig, to get across a very specific style for this film.

Our main location was a leisure centre, the ‘Titanic Leisureplex’ where Rupert’s character is employed. There are some murals on the walls of the complex that become quite iconic by the end. We also had some very contemporary billboards to place around Belfast, depicting a city that is being rebuilt and looking to the future – these are big themes in the film.

All in all we were all working on quite a low budget but from the rushes I’ve seen it looks fantastic – much more stylized than other ‘generic’ films I’ve worked on”.

Brian Philip Davis/Cherrybombcopyright ICM 2008

This entry was posted by Tao on Tuesday, December 23rd, 2008 at 7:56 pm. It is filed under CB News, Christmas. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed.

I can see the text. Thanks Jo! Very cool. Just from the photos we’ve seen, I love the film’s stylized look.

This part interested me most: “We also had some very contemporary billboards to place around Belfast, depicting a city that is being rebuilt and looking to the future – these are big themes in the film.”

I wonder if CB will be a bit more political than I had originally thought. Very interesting. This film is such an enigma to me.

Wow, you guys rock getting such an exclusive. I am always extremely interested in the visual aspects of movie-making: the art direction, costumes, cinematography and lighting, the graphic design work such as what Mr. Davis provided. I love to see how it all comes together to set the tone and style of the film and flesh out the characters in the story. It sounds like they’ve done a pretty great job on this one. Nothing is random, everything is carefully and thoughtfully placed, just as he said even the murals on the walls and the billboards echo and symbolize themes of the movie.

I’ll be peeking around that corner for the trailer. Any day now, huh? *nailbiting*

And my hunch about the “spoiler” was right! Haha! Go on, Rupert! Act your pretty little ass off in this movie, you future-Academy-Award-winning-and-legendary-movie-star, you!

I am really getting thrown off of what I initially thought this movie was gonna be like. I have to say, I am stumped. Everytime I hear something new about this film, I get even more excited! If thats even possible..

What I like is that it isn’t going to be one of those mainstrain cheesy bloody teen movies like Ruins or something, I mean I am almost more grateful of Rupert doing indie movies because they are always well thought out and intense and full of artsy things. SQUEEEEEE!

Ah, now I can go out and finish my last-minute Christmas shopping with my mind resting easy. Well, actually, I’m more keyed-up now than ever…but at least I won’t be screaming at the poor person running the cash register to hurry the hell up with the 50 people in line in front of me so I can come home and read the juicy news.

Okay…I’m off to the mall now…*sigh*

Fuck.

Why do I do this? Every year, I say, “Never again!” And every year, there I am, in the middle of the madness.

They all seem like an artsy crowd. I hope this movie is going to meet my expectations. Maybe I set my goals too high, afterall it is their first feature. I’m going to see it and just let it take me where it wants me to go. LOL

Laura! Oh snap that would be perfect. It would be nice if it is just the two of them in the end, even if one dies, it would still be dramatic and sweet but damn sad. The trailer will help us a lot if we can just get it already.

Dove I know exactly how you feel. Laura we have been told by not just Brian but two other people who have worked on CB that the trailer will be any day now. I know it sucks waiting, sooo much anticipation is built up here, I swear we are all going to explode lol.

Well, you made need to because this trailer will make everyone else here go utterly batshit! We’re depending on you to keep your cool and deliver the goods, Laura. lol Once we all awaken from the CB coma, of course.

I’m surprised no one’s hollered this in a while. Dude, where did all of the Cherrybomb cheerleaders go?

CHCHCHCHERRYBOMB!!!!! *flings her cherry red pom-poms in every direction and bounces around cheerfully.*

wow i go christmas shoppin for a day then come back to this squeeee!!!… & i;m know i’m late for the cheer but
CCCHHHHHHHHHHHHHCHCHCCCCCCEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYBBBBBBBOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB!!!
GIMME A C GIMME AN H.. well ya get the point

I agree with you, Jo. I bet that intense crying scene exists because Luke dies!! =( The more I think of it, the more convinced I am of it. I loved to know that Rupert’ll be doing an intense crying scene, I’m itching to watch it!! But now I think that Luke is the one who dies and I feel like the film has been spoiled for me… XO

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